Mx
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mx"
English
editEtymology 1
editCoined based on Mr and Ms, with x chosen as a "wildcard" character. First proposed jokingly in print in 1977.[1][2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editMx
- (LGBTQ) A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc.
- 2010, Sassafras Lowrey, editor, Kicked Out[1], page 216:
- Mx. Mirage. I am a radically queer trannyboi with a big mouth.
- 2015 June 4, Elizabeth A. Harris, “Barnard College, After Much Discussion, Decides to Accept Transgender Women”, in The New York Times:
- “I think the thing that was most surprising was how supportive and gung-ho a lot older alums were,” said Mx. LoSchiavo, who graduated this year (and would have been admitted under the new policy, having identified as a female at the time of application).
- 2020, Provincial Court of British Columbia, "A change in how parties and lawyers should introduce themselves in court," 16 December 2020:
- In the new Notice, the Court is asking people to state their name, title (sometimes called "salutation"), and pronouns to be used in the proceeding, and for lawyers to provide this information for their clients. For example: "My name is Ms. Jane Lee, spelled L-E-E. I use she/her pronouns. I am the lawyer for Mx. Joe Carter who uses they/them pronouns." ("Mx." is pronounced like the word "mix" and is a gender-neutral title/salutation.)
Alternative forms
editCoordinate terms
edit- Mixter
- (titles) (of a man): Mr (Mister, mister), Sir (sir); (of a woman): Ms (Miz, mizz), Mrs (Mistress, mistress), Miss (miss), Dame (dame), Madam (madam, ma'am); (of a non-binary person): Mx (Mixter); (see also): Dr (Doctor, doctor) (Category: en:Titles)
- Mt, Mm
- M.
Translations
editgender-neutral general honorific title
References
edit- ^ “The first recorded use of the gender-inclusive title Mx in print”, in Practical Androgyny, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “A Gender-Neutral Honorific”, in Words We're Watching, Merriam-Webster, 2015
- ^ “Pronunciation”, in The prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx, gendercensus.com, 2023
Etymology 2
editNoun
editMx (uncountable)
- (medicine) Abbreviation of management.
Anagrams
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